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Chris Murphy: “I've listened to some of my good friends on the Republican side try to score political points in connection with the…”

On the recordMarch 3, 2014
I've listened to some of my good friends on the Republican side try to score political points in connection with the Russian move on Crimea. Trying to paint this somehow as Obama's fault. This is a ridiculous contention. Putin marched into Georgia in 2008 under a Republican president who many of my Republican colleagues considered to be strong on foreign policy and now he is doing it with the Democrat in office.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Senator Murphy defends President Obama's foreign policy regarding Russia and criticizes Republicans for blaming Obama for the situation in Crimea.

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